[[Job-21]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Job-20]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Job-22]] --- ### that the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity, That they are led out to the day of wrath? *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Job predicts that the wicked, despite their current prosperity and apparent immunity from justice, are being 'reserved' by God for a designated future day of absolute destruction and divine wrath. *Historical context*: Theologians and scholars (such as those featured on Bible Hub and in Second-Temple literature like the Targum) identify this as the earliest canonical reference to an eschatological 'Day of the Lord' or Final Judgment. Historically, this principle of deferred but total judgment is seen as being realized in the sudden fall of the Assyrian Empire (Nineveh) in 612 BC, which the prophet Nahum ([[Nah-01#v8|Nahum 1:8]]-10) directly links to this 'day of wrath.' In the New Testament, this is considered a specific prediction of the global judgment to come ([[Acts-17#v31|Acts 17:31]], [[Rom-02#v5|Romans 2:5]], [[Rev-20#v11|Revelation 20:11]]-15). *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy